Being restless can be a symptom of something going on inside. When I am restless, my patience is usually the first thing to go. The old adage, “It’s not you, it’s me” must have come from a person who was restless. I have overreacted at times when I have been in a restless state because I’m on edge and frustrated. I am learning to ask God where he is poking at in my life instead of living agitated.

Being restless can cause me to start a project prematurely or volunteer for something instead of asking God the reason for my restlessness. If God is truly all knowing and all powerful then why would I trust myself with my future or my decisions? Why would I begin something out of frustration or leave something because I am agitated?

Psalm 1:1&2

Blessed is the man (or woman in my case) who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord and on his law he meditates day and night.

The word law in verse 2 means instruction. It is important for me to seek out the instruction of God through wise counsel, through his guide book, the Bible , and spending time alone with him in prayer. Being restless may provoke me to do something, but  I may find it’s not now.

If someone you know is a little more agitated than normal pray for them. God may be trying to show them something.